Somehow I ended up understanding or feeling for Han-su? All this pressure from his dad and everything he dropped to fulfill his dad’s goal for him, only for him to suddenly change things up. Doesn’t change the fact that he grew to become selfish and singleminded that he “wants Han-na to have 0’, that it’s seemingly all he wants, and he’s such a petty brat, but yeah that little outburst spoke volumes.
I have to constantly remind myself that they're just acting, Choi's underling is so annoying especially when he looks all so pleased with himself... making him a very effective actor. lol
Weird stuff in this movie: a) Ellis was a creepy stalker who wouldn't take no for an answer, b) Adaline slept with Ellis and his dad, and c) the narrations felt really unnecessary. I did not really need or want to be convinced of some scientific reasoning behind this.
I much preferred her story with Ellis' dad, and the bits with her daughter.
Man, I'm trying to get past the first season and it is so hard. I don't think I've laughed once in the last few episodes.
Holy shit, the moment the reactor went out? chef's kiss I got goosebumps!
What a satisfying ending
Also, that was like 3 Black Mirror episodes in 1, holy sh
So the killer’s gotta be Cara, right?
Tatum progressively getting more into it the more Leighton made fun of her was so funny. (And holy crap, how is the twincest phase thing freakishly accurate yet it's the first time I've heard of it lmao; p.s. I looked it up and it's not the actual term thank god, but still lol)
And oh, Bela... Bela, Bela, Bela...
I'm guessing barista guy's the monster?
Here's to hoping that double shantay doesn't bite us in the ass when 2 better queens face off in the next episode.
Also, I did not laugh once during that skit. I found it more laughable that you could hear the judges laughing.
This had some really, really beautiful moments. I think the way they dealt with Chad/T'Challa's death, and the eventual transition and focus shift to the rest of Wakanda was well done, but... I don't know what it is exactly that made this film drag so much halfway through.
My problem with this is my problem with Phase 4 as a whole: the MCU is becoming a fanservice machine, focusing a tad bit too much on world and lore introductions... a bit too fast. (I am part of the fans being serviced, of course, and I am way too invested to completely turn away at this point, so consider me an MCU apologist. Doesn't mean I have to like it 100% of the time.)
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed both Riri and Namor, but this was just a tad bit too long and I would much rather that the focus stayed on the core of Wakanda (the first half of the movie was so good, with the focus on the queen and Shuri and Okoye / the Dora Milaje). Now, I don't have much complaints about Riri whose involvement in this was pretty minimal since we all know she's already getting her own show (and her scenes gave some of the funniest moments of the film)...
... but maybe Namor needed his own movie? IDK, they could have taken out some of his lore scenes (I feel like this was to explain away the massive difference from the comics); I would not have minded Namor being introduced as this total villain for now to possibly be somewhat redeemed in a future movie... And jesus, I liked seeing Val again to show just how dangerous she's really getting, but there were too many CIA scenes.
It was good. It was just so long (halfway through I was thinking, this already feels like a full ass length movie but I just know there's still a long way to go since there's still so much that needs to be resolved holy sh--). But eh, what do I know?
Favorite stand-out scenes I still think about:
*Riri's intro. I had little excitement for the Ironheart series, and this movie just changed that.
*That scene where Angela Bassett/Queen Ramonda confronted Okoye after Shuri was taken? Holy shit
*The scenes highlighting everyone that Shuri has lost. I felt that deep in my bones.
*The final and the mid-credits scene of course. Goddamn.
I thought this was fun in a way this show hasn’t been for me in a looong time.
(I also thought it was going swimmingly well until they brought Owen back, and at almost the last minute too like a surprise. Was I supossed to be pleased?)
This show came out of nowhere and I am loving every second of it.
OKAY. I totally called the "outsider enjoys her new group of friends" Mean Girls bit and figured that was that and it was just gonna be a cute movie. Don't know if that was just me, but I totally did not see that twist coming lmao. Literal jaw drop moment.
That Twinner alliance is Rolaskatox all over again :(
I was NOT expecting that surprise comeback. I literally GASPED
AND SARA WTF YOU CAN'T TRUST THAWNE (update after watching the next episode: ... I stand corrected)
From what I can tell, Bishop was popular among some of the fans during airing... but I cannot stand him, especially when he's perky and sht, he was so annoying (Kayla's "That gyrating bastard" in the next episode is such a good way to describe him lmao). Him evil monologuing's seems a tad better though, I doubt we'll get it often though.
I'm here for Spooner's episode, that was pretty good.
"Suntok ng demonyo." I can't believe John made the Tagalog translation of "demon's punch" sound magical lol
Wow.. Happy Father's Day, Reggie. Dad of the year.
Me channeling Elsa at the whole Luther and Sloane thing: "You can't marry a man you just met!"
Honestly though, someone calling out Viktor's part in both apocalypses was overdue. I get that a lot of outside forces were responsible (and in a way, his family and their constant dismissal is a factor), but it's his powers (and ultimately decisions) that lead to the world-ending stuff. The confrontation with Alison was painful to watch though (although tbf I did think she forgave Viktor pretty quickly for... slashing her throat back in S1). Five did it well.
There's way too much happening.
Aaaand they actually went to the Allison-Luther(-Sloane) storyline I'd been dreading. I was pretty pleased that it looked like it wasn't gonna happen, spoke too soon I guess. "You're blowing me off for some knockoff you've known for five minutes?" is definitely worse than how I imagined it would be addressed, if at all. I guess it's just part of showing her spiral, but still. Uck.
"Oh girl, we don't ask those questions." - Basically the tagline when watching this show. (Usually don't mind. I've embraced this part of LoT. I just really did not enjoy this episode at all.)
Second group was so good! And Viv's Dolly lip sync was perf!
Are we keeping both Zaris??! :heart_eyes::fingers_crossed:
... there was an imposter among them.
This episode (especially the forcefield scene) was so silly I love it lmao
Based on comments here, it seems like new Zari wasn't very popular during airing, but I am quite enjoying her (and how well Tala is playing her, I've kind of forgotten how old Zari was if not for the occasional flashbacks), but the idea of getting, and even just seeing, old Zari back has me so excited.
Also definitely pleasantly surprised that I liked Behrad so much (surprised because I thought I wouldn't considering he "replaced" Zari but it feels so well done that I didn't mind), in a way I sadly didn't like Charlie as much as I wanted to last season (it felt like she was just there most of the time; I loved Maisie as Amaya and was excited to get her back, and with her getting to use her Brit accent, but she just wasn't explored enough to get too attached to her - guess they were saving the character building for this season).
So, obviously, I GASPED the minute B looked at the blade, knowing how that would end. JFC. Also, loved Charlie cutting off her sister's hand lmao
This All Stars rule thing definitely needs some revision, or at least casting does. There are those seasons where you go, "It's anyone's game at this point, any of them could be Top 3/4," and it'll hurt to see the eliminated queen go but it's alright in the long run. This season is the exact opposite with the clear Top 2 gone.
It's especially sad to me that these particular set of queens are the ones that chose to "play" when they're the ones not actually competing for prize money lol, whereas we've seen other US All Stars queens choose 'fairly' despite this lowering their chances at the prize.
Also, 2 consecutive episodes now that the queens' choices have legitimately surprised me. From Janey and Jimbo's conversation, I thought for sure she would have picked Jimbo. Meanwhile, I didn't think Pangina would pick Jimbo last ep, and same with this one, I was literally rooting for Blu because the way she spoke to the girls made me actually think she was gonna save Pangina.
Side-note: Blu definitely killed it in the episode though. Snatch Game, the runway, and Pangina fans XD
After watching the first movie, I genuinely thought I'd rewatched this trilogy to truly understand it too late (I watched it as a child but always felt like it was a movie for adults with its serious tone, so I was never quite attached to it). The first movie showed me the reason why LotR was so often the point of comparison whenever a new high fantasy series came out. But 2 decades later, having seen so many films and shows somewhat inspired by LotR's ambitiousness, I was honestly... a bit whelmed.
But this movie... damn.
Given more time to get to know them somewhat, the characters have become a bit more likeable (though I understand that it would have been hard to form an attachment to them with just the first movie, which had a lot of introduction to do). I also really liked the way this film handled the split narratives without taking away anything.
Probably what I loved most about this was the introduction to more of this world's lore. Now I'm tempted to rewatch the first movie with this newfound appreciation for it (I most likely will after the third movie). It makes me wish I still had the time and patience to read books because I'd love to read the series just to delve deeper into this rich universe. Might be time to finally dust off that old copy of The Hobbit lying around here somewhere…
Also, for a long time, (I avoided spoilers and they weren't really abundant) I genuinely thought this was about Frodo gaining control over the ring. I now realize that it's really just about this high fantasy world, an impending war against 1 dude (who's really just empowered by evil Dumbledore at this point), and a host of races selfishly trying to gain control of The Ring. Well. It's mostly just been Men at this point, go figure.
And what an edge-of-the-seat battle! I went from being so sure that the Ents would show up to turn the tide, but then they didn't and I thought the battle really was unwinnable massacre, then the elves arrived and provided some hope (even for viewers like me who hadn't read the books, I assume), but then they were still massacred, and at that point, I figured it truly was done, with such heavy losses made more tragic by the scenes leading up to it. And then... sunrise! Damn, a rollercoaster.
Also… poor Gollum?
YES, definitely my top three! :hearts:
